Kingston SE is approximately 297 kms South East of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. The extension on its name is to distinguish it from another 'Kingston' in the state which is now officially named "Kingston-On-Murray". The main industries are fishing, winemaking, sheep and dairy farming and recreation, the district having a large influx of tourists during holiday periods throughout the year.
The map shows aspects of two of SouthAustralia's worst bushfire episodes, in January 1939 and February 1983, periods which were disastrous also in Victoria.
In SouthAustralia twenty-eight people died as a result of the fires, sixty-seven were hospitalised, and livestock losses were estimated at between 257,000 and 3300,000 head.
There is no agreed definition of drought, although in SouthAustralia's experience it means a period of rainfall deficiency causing significant reduction of harvests, livestock losses and, in the past, shortage of urban water-supplies.
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